ea0028oc3.3 | Obesity, thyroid and Addison's disease | SFEBES2012
Morgan Chris
, Jenkins-Jones Sara
, Currie Craig
, Rees Aled
Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is associated with insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism and dyslipidaemia but the effects of these disturbances on long-term health are not known.Aims: To determine the relative risk of diabetes, cancer, large vessel disease (LVD) and death for young women diagnosed with PCOS.Design: Data were extracted from The General Practice Research Database (GPRD), a longitudinal, anonymised resear...